Gupta, AMarya, CMDahiya, VBhatia, HPDhingra, S2025-08-212025-08-212012https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/1885Gupta A,1 Marya CM,2 Dahiya V,3 Bhatia HP,4 Dhingra S2 1Department of Pedodontics Desh Bhagat Dental College & Hospital Muktsar, Punjab, INDIA 2Department of Public Health Dentistry 3Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences &Research Faridabad, Haryana ,INDIA 4Department of Pedodontics Santosh Dental College Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIAABSTRACT The prevalence of dental caries in developing countries like India is increasing to an alarming level in contrast to developed countries where it has decreased because of variety of preventive measures at the community and individual level. There is no State or Centre funded programs for prevention of dental diseases in India. The present review enlists the targeted prevention of dental caries in permanent teeth of 6 to 16 years old children presenting for dental care. KEY WORDS Children, Dental caries, Fluoride, Prevalence, Prevention.en-USArticle